- The 64
- 11 泰 Tài, Peace
- Line 3
Line 3 九三 yang, undivided, of hexagram 11 泰 Tài
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
无平不陂,无往不復,艱貞无咎。勿恤其孚,于食有福。
The third line, undivided, shows that, while there is no state of peace that is not liable to be disturbed, and no departure (of evil men) so that they shall not return, yet when one is firm and correct, as he realises the distresses that may arise, he will commit no error. There is no occasion for sadness at the certainty (of such recurring changes); and in this mood the happiness (of the present) may be (long) enjoyed. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
无往不復,天地際也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2106138); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
- English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
- Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.